Floor mop



c. A. CHANNELL. FLOOR MOP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9. 1917- Patented Feb.'1 4, 1922.

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CHARLES A. CHANNELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHANNEL]; CHEMICAL COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

- FLOOR MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 14:, 1922.

Application filed. August 9, 1917. Serial No. 185,235. a p 1 To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. CHAN- NELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, (whose post oflice address is Channell Chemical Company, 1419 Carroll Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floor Mops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to floor mops.

One of the objects of my invention is to reduce the number of parts entering into the make-up of an article of this character and the production of such an article with a minimum amount of labor and material; another object of my invention is such an arrangement'as will permit of all the parts being stamped from sheet metal ready for assembly thus reducing the amount of hand labor. Further advantages of my invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the mop.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

Fig. t is a detail showing a step in the assembly of the parts.

The complete article comprises a mop 1 having a binding 2. This binding 2 is placed around and suitably held against the metal head 3. The head 3 comprises a top plate 41 having an upstanding flange 5 ex tending therearound and a lower plate 6 having projections 7 extending around the outer surface thereof. These two plates are held together by metal 8 which is punched out of the top plate 4: and which is extended through an opening in the plate 6 and which is thereafter riveted in place. It will there- 'fo'rebe seen that the metal punched out to form the openings 9 is used as a rivet to hold the top and bottom plates together.

The device is provided with a handle socket 10 which is made from a single piece of metal. This handle socket has a portion 11 which is bent around a pin 12 located between up-set portions 13 on the top plate and an off-set portion 14: of the lower plate. The handle socket extends through an openinoin the upper plate.

he metal of the plate 4 is struck up just in front of the handle socket at 18 so as to form a positive stop for the handle socket. This stop is formed by a mere bending out of the metal and not by rupturing it at any point, thus forming a very strong and durable stop.

The band 2 of the mop 1 is sewed together at 15.

The mode of assembly is as follows The plate 1 is formed as'shown in Fig. 2, ex cept the metal 8 stands straight down as shown in dotted lines. The plate 6 is formed as shown in Fig. 41,.that is, with the projections 7 extending substantially vertically. The pin 12 is placed in its proper place with the handle socket l0 therearound, and the two plates 1 and 6 are placed together with the metal 8 extending through the openings in the bottom plate and they are then riveted together. The mop 1 is then placed in position around the flange 5 and the projections 7 are vmoved outwardly as shown in Figs. 2 and 8 so as to hold the mop securely in place. The band 2 of the mop 1 is so arranged that it extends a short distance above the top of the flange 5 of the top plate 4. The handle socket 10 is so arranged that it is adjustable around the pin 12 so that the device may be used in the well known manner.

The portion of the handle socket in which the handle is inserted is locked by a dovetail projection 16 and is also provided with screw-threads 17 for the reception of a screw-threaded handle.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the device is very simple, the same comprising only four metal parts and a mop. These parts are the top plate 1, the bottom plate 6. the handle socket- 10, and the pin 12 and the mop 1. By the arrangement above described, a device is secured which isrugged and will stand all the uses to which such an article is to be subjected. At the same time, it is light, inexpensive and easily manufactured.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the character described comprising a metal head, a flange extending therearound, a mop normally held along said flange, said head having means extending downwardly and outwardly to engage and constitute the sole means of permanently holding the mop against the flange.

2. A device of the character described flange, a lower plate fastened to said upper plate, a downwardly and outwardly projecting flange 011 said lower plate having notches-- therein, said flange belng'tlie sole means for holding the mop in position along said upstanding flange.

3. A device of the character described comprising a top plate, an upstandingflange thereon, a mop having its ends permanently united and normally resting againstsaid flange, a, bottom plate fastened to the top plate and having projections thereon, said projections extendingoutwardly and being adapted to engage and constitute the means to hold themopaga'inst the flange of the top plate.

4; A device of the character described comprising a mop and'a flanged'inetal head rigidly united throughout and having downwardly extending part's moved outwardly to engage and hold the mop in the flanged portion-'of the -head; Y

5. Ai dev'ice of the character described comprising a mop, a metal head having upper and lower members, the upper member having a flange closely embraced by the 1nop,'-a downwardly extending flangeonthe lower member, said second flange having parts movedoutwardly to engage and hold the mop against the head.

7 6. A device of the character comprising a metal head, an upstanding flange extending therearound; a= mop normally held along said flange, .saidhead ha'ving aplurality of integral downwardly and outwardly extendingmeinbers to hold said mop securelyind permanently against-said upstanding flange.

In testimony whereof, I have signed'my name to thisspecificationr CHARLES A. CHANNELL) described 

